Refused Renewal
Year: 2025
Material/Technique: Acrylic, Canvas
Size: 65.6 × 100.2 × 3 cm
Edition: Unique
Signed:Included
This artwork is available for purchase.
USD 3,283
Note: Prices are displayed as reference prices converted at the exchange rate. Payments are made in Japanese yen.
About the Work
- Year
- 2025
- Material/Technique
- Acrylic, Canvas
- Size
- 65.6 × 100.2 × 3 cm
- Edition
- Unique
- Signed
- Included
- Frame
- Not Included
- Work Certificate
- Included
- Distributor of artworks
- Kotaro Machiyama
- Ship-from Area
- Tokyo
- Days Until Dispatch
- About 2 Weeks
- Category
- Painting
- Style
- Abstract, Pop Art, Conceptual, Geometry, Street Art, Minimalism
Work Details
Concept and production intention of the work
Kotaro Machiyama's abstract paintings open a quiet yet powerful dialogue with the viewer.
Inspired by the way a baby perceives the world—flat, vivid, and free from meaning—his works eliminate depth and narrative, focusing purely on color and form.
This artwork was created in collaboration with Yoshinotomo Shuzou, a sake brewery based in Toyama, for the premium sake line “后 (KISAKI)” series.
The motif itself draws inspiration from the landscapes of Toyama, and the piece is featured on the label and packaging of the “KISAKI Red 18” edition.
Each piece evokes memories, emotions, and imagination unique to the viewer, making them not just artworks but mirrors of personal experience.
Rooted in post-color field abstraction and perceptual exploration, Machiyama’s art offers both visual freshness and emotional depth—an invitation to rediscover the world with unfiltered eyes.
Exhibition scenery
videos
Production methods and tools used
Acrylics on canvas
About the production location (atelier)
Tokyo
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How to Buy
This artwork is available for purchase.
USD 3,283
Note: Prices are displayed as reference prices converted at the exchange rate. Payments are made in Japanese yen.
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Artist
Painter
Education
2011 Setu Mode Seminar graduation.
2004 Tokyo Zokei University of Art and design subject dye major graduation
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 ｜“Yamato Spirits” – Daikanyama Tsutaya Books, Tokyo, Japan
2024 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Nagoya & Osaka, Japan
2023 ｜“Clipping” – arflex Toky, Japano
2020 ｜“Wakaranai Mono ga Suki” – arflex Tamagawa & Osaka, Japan
Selected Group Exhibitions / Art Fairs
2025 ｜ART 365 – Daimaru Tokyo & Matsuzakaya Nagoya, Japan
2025 ｜“Subconscious Paradise” – Xiamen, China
2024 ｜International Gallery Week – Ningbo, China
2023 ｜Modern Art Museum Shangha, China
2023 ｜ART AMOY – Xiamen, Chinai
Awards / Recognition
2017 ｜Rise Art Prize – Highly Commended (UK)
2017 ｜J-WAVE TIME TABLE – Grand Prize (Japan)
Selected Clients / Collaborations
Louis Vuitton
arflex Japan
BBC (UK)
Stanford University (USA)
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Support Request Message
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